Senior Software Engineer

WDC is a leading innovator in Enterprise Storage Networking. We are looking for a passionate and skilled DevOps Engineer with Linux Kernel and tools expertise to build end-to-end automation for firmware development and system validation. Create custom Linux kernel patches to enable feature development and also upstream kernel changes. Strong PCIe / NVMe protocol knowledge; comfortable with Ethernet and PCIe analyzers.

Todays exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together we can build the future of data storage.

Responsibilities :

Design reusable Python / Bash libraries and CLIs for FW build / test / regressions.

Integrate Docker Jenkins / GitLab CI / Azure DevOps Gerrit / Git Jira test mgmt systems.

Create custom Linux Kernel patches and upstream

Enable FW developers with unit test harnesses lint / format emulation adapters.

Implement telemetry / ETL pipelines for coverage reliability and performance KPIs.

Collaborate across FW / HW / ASIC; document standards and best practices.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

• 10 years of system level programming in C (and some assembly) with a strong track record of shipping low level code
• Deep understanding of Linux OS internals : processes scheduling memory management (paging MMU slab / slub allocators) VFS block subsystems networking stack.
• Direct experience modifying or upstreaming Linux kernel code not just using kernel APIs.
• Comfort with hardwaresoftware boundaries : interrupts DMA device registers firmware handoff PCIe IOMMU ACPI / DT boot sequence.
• Automation experience in FW / system validation.
• Expert Python; linux ; kernel modules; Bash; working C / C for FW hooks; PowerShell as needed.
• PyTest / Robot Framework; hardware-in-the-loop experience.
• CI / CD expertise (pipelines-as-code artifacts secrets flaky test mgmt).
• PCIe / NVMe DMA / interrupts RTOS; lab debug with logic / protocol analyzers.
• Tool integration with Gerrit / Git Jira test mgmt results DBs.
• Proven log analysis and failure bucketing; strong communication / documentation.

Preferred :

Additional Information :

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Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1